Chinese Almanac for 2026-08-30 (Sunday)
What a day is suitable for follows from its stems and branches, its day officer and the spirits attending it, so no two days read alike. What is shown here is the traditional calculation, nothing more.
Lunar date and pillars
- Lunar date: Lunar month 7, day 18
- Pillars: 丙午 · 丙申 · 丙子
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Settle
- Attending spirit: Azure Dragon · Yellow Path · Auspicious
- Sha direction: South
- Lunar mansion: Emptiness · Inauspicious
Suitable
Marriage, Betrothal gifts, Engagement, Worship, Pray for fortune, Taoist ritual, Universal salvation, Relocation, Move in, Travel, Install machinery, Consecration, Construction, Break ground, Erect pillars, Raise beam, Roof a house, Lay foundation, Set foundation stones, Install door, Burial, Break burial ground
Unsuitable
Open business, Sign contract, Buy property, Build stove, Build bridge
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Monthly Void, Hour Virtue, People Day, Triple Harmony, Approach Day, Hour Yin, Fortune Birth, Azure Dragon, Crow-Bark Pair
- Inauspicious spirits: Death Qi, Touch Water Dragon
Directions
- Joy spirit: Southwest
- Wealth spirit: Southwest
- Fortune spirit: Northwest
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 戊子 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Take office, Travel, Seek wealth, Meet a patron |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 己丑 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 庚寅 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 辛卯 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Install bed |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 壬辰 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage, Seek wealth |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 癸巳 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Seek wealth, Meet a patron, Engagement, Marriage |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 甲午 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | None |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 乙未 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | None |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 丙申 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 丁酉 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Move in, Burial, Worship |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 戊戌 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Meet a patron, Seek wealth, Travel, Marriage |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 己亥 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Travel, Seek wealth, Marriage |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 庚子 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage, Travel |